DoLE to provide jobs to quake survivors

by William B. Depasupil - Arlie O. Calalo

Jul 31, 2022 12:11 am

(UPDATE) THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has released an initial P50 million to provide emergency employment to people displaced by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit the province of Abra on Wednesday.

'In particular, we are rolling out the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (Tupad) program for the quake victims,' said Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma.

In this photo taken on July 27, 2022, residents gather at a temporary shelter set up on a basketball court in Bangued, in the province of Abra after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines. STR / AFP

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